Jeff Banks (born April 8, 1975) is an

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coach and former player. He is the

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tight ends The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like ...

coach, and

special teams In American football, the specific role that a player takes on the field is referred to as their "position". Under the modern rules of American football, both teams are allowed 11 players on the field at one time and have "unlimited free substitu ...

coordinator at the

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, a position he has held since 2021. Banks served as the interim head coach at

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...

at the end of the 2017 season coach in the Aggies in the 2017 Belk Bowl, following the firing of

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. Following that, Banks became the special teams coordinator and tight end coach at the

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from 2018–2021 until being hired by new head coach at the University of Texas,

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Playing career

Banks played football at

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, graduating in 1993. He started his college career at

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...

, where he

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for the 1993 season. Following the season, SDSU fired head coach

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, and Banks transferred to

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, a community college in

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. Banks played in the 1994 and 1995 seasons as a punter and then transferred to

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Coaching career

Following his graduation from Washington State, Banks joined

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's staff as a graduate assistant. He spent the 1999 and 2000 seasons there before moving on to

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. He spent the next three seasons at Idaho State before reuniting with Price at the

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in 2004. Banks departed UTEP after the 2012 season to become the running backs coach/special teams coordinator at

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, but resigned after nine days to take the same job at

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Larry Lewis Larry Lewis (born October 30, 1957) is a college football coach and former player. Previously Lewis served as the head football coach at Idaho State and as an assistant coach at Weber State, Washington State and Colorado State. Lewis also played l ...

, who had coached Banks during his playing days at Washington State, replaced him.

Head coaching record

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External links

Texas profile
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